Chapter 35: Shocked and Speaks
"Second sister, what could we possibly be hiding from you?" Jin Manzhi's heart skipped a beat. She brought her second sister a glass of water, "Drink some water to moisten your throat."
"Who is Yuqin's biological father?" Aunt Jin asked, "Isn't her biological father your man?"
Second Aunt Jin knew with her toes that if Jiang Yuqin's biological father was Jin Manzhi's man, then Jin Manzhi and his wife would have brought Jiang Yuqin back long ago. How could they let Jiang Yuqin stay in the Jiang family? Che Dongshu would never watch his own daughter call someone else dad.
"Calculating the time, your husband wasn't in Nancheng at the time. Yuqin's biological father couldn't be your current husband." Aunt Jin said, "Who is her biological father? I asked my parents, but they wouldn't tell me."
Second Aunt Jin didn't ask her husband much. She felt that this matter was her own family's business, and Che Dongshu couldn't possibly know so much. Che Dongshu didn't know those things, so Second Aunt Jin had to come to the conclusion on her own.
"Her father... I really don't want to talk about it. It's all in the past. It doesn't matter who her biological father is." Jin Manyi said.
"You also paid compensation to the Jiang family. That's not right." Aunt Jin knew the temperament of these people from her mother's family very well. If they hadn't been caught, these people would not have paid compensation to the Jiang family.
"Compensation is due. It's because Dongshu and I's daughter was getting married. We were afraid the Jiang family would cause trouble and ruin the marriage, so we had to pay," Jin Manzhi explained. "My daughter had finally found such a good marriage, and it couldn't be ruined. You and I are both mothers, and you know how wonderful it is for a daughter to find a good marriage. We, as parents, can't ruin her future. Besides, the betrothal gift from my son-in-law's family was quite substantial. In the long run, this marriage is excellent, incredibly good."
Jin Manzhi couldn't tell her second sister about Jiang Yuqin's biological father, and couldn't let her second sister know that her second brother-in-law was Jiang Yuqin's biological father.
"The Jiang family really knows how to seize the moment," Jin Manzhi said. "If we don't agree, they'll take action against us, our daughter. How can we do that? Second sister, if we can help it, we don't want to compensate them. It's their own fault for not realizing it. If they had discovered it earlier, they definitely wouldn't have raised Jiang Yuqin. Besides, under the circumstances at the time, how could I have known that Yuqin wasn't their biological daughter?"
Jin Manzhi had a reason. She and Jiang's father were married, and since she had a child, Jiang's father had to raise it. Jin Manzhi also felt that she had been wronged by marrying Jiang's father. She didn't love him, and she had let him sleep with her for nothing.
"Who is Yuqin's biological father?" Aunt Jin asked, "What can't you tell me?"
"It's not that I don't want to tell you, but honestly, it's better for them not to know," Jin Manzhi said. "I don't want to tell anyone else either. If they knew, wouldn't they all say I'm fickle? Second sister, you know I really didn't want to get married at the time, not at all. I just wanted revenge, and that's when Yuqin was born. It was God's will, and there's nothing I can do about it."
"You really can't tell me?" Aunt Jin said.
"The more people know, the greater the risk." Jin Manzhi said, "Second sister, I'm also worried that you'll be quick to speak. If you don't know some things, it will be difficult for you to say them out loud."
"I heard from people outside that some people say Jiang Yuqin is my husband's daughter. Don't you think it's ridiculous?" asked Aunt Jin.
"It's ridiculous, very ridiculous." Jin Manzhi said quickly, "Second sister, you know I like Dongshu, I don't like other men. I want revenge on the Jiang family, but I can't drag my second brother-in-law into it. Those people are talking nonsense. They think I couldn't get close to other men back then. How could that be possible? There are so many people around me, how could I not get close to them? Those people just don't want the best for our family."
"Really?" Aunt Jin asked again.
"Really, really," Jin Manzhi said, "Second sister, do you want me to swear?"
"Forget it, I believe you." Aunt Jin said.
"Yes, that's right." Jin Manzhi said, "Second sister, I'm your biological sister. I wouldn't do such vicious things. Those people in the Jiang family just can't stand seeing me live a good life. They just said something casually, and when others heard it, they started to spread nonsense. If I didn't tell them who Jiang Yuqin's biological father was, how would they know? It took so many years for the Jiang family to find out that Yuqin was not their biological daughter. This shows that they had no idea about what happened back then."
"They didn't know before, so how do they know now?" Aunt Jin said.
"That... I don't know. Maybe it's because Jiang Yuqin doesn't look like them," Jin Manzhi said. "You all know Jiang Yuqin's stepmother. She's very ruthless. She might have been plotting against Yuqin and wanting to kick her out of the house forever. If the stepmother gets a clue, she'll definitely find out. Even if she doesn't know who Jiang Yuqin's biological father is, she'll make sure she gets out."
"That's true." Aunt Jin nodded. "That stepmother is really amazing."
You should know that people like Aunt Jin often told Jiang Yuqin to fight with her stepmother and not to be afraid of her. They all stood behind Jiang Yuqin.
"Others still say this stepmother is good. How can this stepmother be good? She's not good at all." Jin Manzhi said, "We are all worried that Yuqin has been wronged. Now that Yuqin is married, we won't talk about those things in the past. If we talk about them, it will hurt Yuqin. I feel sorry for Yuqin and let her suffer for so many years in the Jiang family. Now that she is married, others still want to make a fuss about her background and spread nonsense. Those people just want Yuqin to have a bad life and want to kill me. Second sister, you have to believe me."
As Jin Manyi spoke, her eyes turned red and she was about to cry.
"Second sister, there's really nothing going on between me and my second brother-in-law," Jin Manzhi said. "Those people just can't stand seeing us having a good life, so they have to talk about it. If we really take it seriously, quarrel, and become miserable, they'll just laugh behind our backs. We had such a hard time when we were little. Others looked down on us, laughed at us, and said bad things about our family. Second sister, do you still remember?"
Second Aunt Jin certainly remembered the things that happened when they were little. Because their family was poor, others would laugh at them and throw small stones at them. Second Aunt Jin wanted to fight back, but it was useless. Others would continue to bully them. This was also the reason why Old Lady Jin wanted Jin Manzhi to marry Jiang's father. The Jiang family was well-off, while Che Dongshu's family was too poor at the time.
The Jin family was tired of being poor and didn't want to live a bad life. They all had their own ideas and wanted to fight and rob. But sometimes they couldn't get what they wanted just by fighting and robbing. Sometimes they had to use some tricks to get what they wanted.
Because Jin Manzhi brought up past events, Second Aunt Jin no longer doubted her own sister. She couldn't force her sister to admit to those things just because someone else said so. It was wrong for her to believe someone else and force her sister to do something she clearly hadn't done.
"Does Yuqin's biological father know about this?" asked Aunt Jin.
"This..." Jin Manzhi hesitated for a moment, wondering whether she knew or not. Finally, she said, "He should know. This matter has caused such a big stir, and Yuqin even went to the police station to sever ties with the Jiang family. How could the child's biological father not know? The child's biological father is nearby, but... after so many years, and Yuqin being a woman, he doesn't want to get involved in these matters. If Yuqin was a boy, the child would be this old, and he already has his own children, so he wouldn't want to get involved either."
"That's true," Aunt Jin said, "After so many years, that person should have a family and children."
"That's right," Jin Manzhi said. "If we talk too much, they'll suffer as well. Back then, I was the one who wanted to take revenge on the Jiang family on a whim. That was the reason we never got together again. We both tacitly pretended that incident never happened. I also thought Yuqin was a Jiang family child at first, but who knew... Alas, Second Sister, it's better if you don't know."
After Sheng Jiahao and Jiang Moli left Old Lady Jiang's place, they went to the mall again. Jiang Moli had just graduated from school and was about to start a new job, so she planned to buy two new sets of clothes.
"Does this dress look good?" Jiang Moli changed into a long, emerald green floral dress with short sleeves. The sleeves were not tightened with elastic bands, so they could flutter in the wind.
Jiang Moli doesn't like sleeves with elastic bands, as they will stick to her skin and be uncomfortable. It's better to have no elastic bands.
"It looks good." Sheng Jiahao nodded.
"Okay." Jiang Moli stood in front of the mirror and looked at herself. She didn't really trust the mirrors in shopping malls. They always made people look thin. Fat people looked fine in front of the mirror, but those who were not fat to begin with, or those who were a little thin to begin with, would become unbelievably thin and distorted.
Maybe most people are not that thin, but a few are thinner. Thin people are always better at choosing clothes. Those shopping guides can let thin people choose other clothes and have more choices.
Jiang Moli is not particularly thin, nor is she fat. She doesn't look ugly standing in front of the mirror, but compared to herself, she looks better in person. Jiang Moli tried on several sets of clothes and bought one.
When Jiang Moli took out her wallet, Sheng Jiahao had already paid. Sheng Jiahao said that all the sets were fine, but Jiang Moli said she wanted to go to other stores and not buy so many sets of clothes.
Jiang Moli doesn't like to buy many sets of clothes in one store. She goes to more stores and looks at more clothes so that she can find better-looking clothes.
"Are you feeling tired?" Jiang Moli asked.
"Not tired." Sheng Jiahao said, "This is also an experience. Being with you is enough. When you try on clothes, I can sit for a while, but you keep walking. You are the one who is tired."
Sheng Jiahao thought to himself, a grown man, how could he feel tired? Jiang Moli didn't feel tired, so it was even less likely that he would feel tired. Sheng Jiahao wanted to give Jiang Moli the best things, and he didn't want Jiang Moli to suffer.
Jiang Moli was not a spendthrift, and she didn't think she had to spend more of Sheng Jiahao's money. If Sheng Jiahao was willing to spend money on her, she would spend it. If Sheng Jiahao didn't want to spend money on her, she wouldn't force him to. They were just boyfriend and girlfriend, not husband and wife, so Jiang Moli couldn't expect Sheng Jiahao to spend too much money on her. Besides, Sheng Jiahao was already quite generous, not stingy at all.
In addition to buying clothes, the two also went to look at shoes.
When Jiang Moli was trying on shoes, Sheng Erjie ran into Jiang Moli and the others. Sheng Erjie came with her friends. This mall is relatively large and has many things, so Sheng Erjie and her friends chose this mall.
"Jasmine." When Second Sister Sheng saw Jiang Moli, she immediately stepped forward to greet Jiang Moli.
"Sister, are you here to buy shoes too?" Jiang Moli asked.
Long before Jiang Moli and Sheng Jiahao started dating, Jiang Moli had called Sheng Erjie. When Jiang Moli went to Teacher Lu's place, she met Sheng Erjie. Jiang Moli was young, so Teacher Lu asked Jiang Moli to call Sheng Erjie "Sister."
"Yes, I'm here to buy shoes." said Second Sister Sheng.
"Cough." Sheng Jiahao coughed lightly. He was still standing here. Didn't his second sister recognize him?
"Hey, Jiahao, you're here too." Second Sister Sheng looked at her brother. "You should be here to keep Jasmine company. Jasmine is going to a new company, so it's time to buy her some more clothes and shoes. Before, Jasmine was a student, but now she's not a student anymore, she's working, so it's time to buy her some more mature clothes for work. But our Jasmine is so pretty, she looks good in anything."
When Sheng Erjie's friends heard Sheng Erjie praising Jiang Moli like this, they just stood by and smiled, but didn't say anything else.
"You guys come along and have a look around, we'll go somewhere else." Second Sister Sheng pulled her friends away.
Second Sister Sheng was afraid that Jiang Moli would feel embarrassed, so she and her friend decided not to stay in that store.
"Is that your brother's girlfriend? She's so pretty." said the friend.
"My brother is a looker!" said Second Sister Sheng. "Of course, our Jasmine is also beautiful from the inside. She's my mom's student, and she's really into her. My brother is with Jasmine, and my mom's worried that he's ruining her life."
"Did your mother bring them together?" asked the friend.
"No, it's my brother who's attracted to her," said Second Sister Sheng. "We often accompany Mom to see performances, and my brother has been a few times too. He's not attracted to anyone else but this person. Jasmine is amazing; she was selected into the provincial Little Hundred Flowers Competition. My Mom often praises her, saying she's a great singer and that she's better than many of her seniors. My Mom wishes Jasmine were her own daughter, that she could become her daughter-in-law. She'd be happier than any of us."
"That's good. We won't have any conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the future." My friend joked, "If you have a conflict with your brother's wife in the future, which side will your mother stand on?"
"Needless to say? My mother is of course on the side of her precious daughter. Well, she treats Jasmine as her own daughter." Second Sister Sheng said, "As for me, I'll step aside."
Second Sister Sheng said this, and she also thought so in her heart. She was not worried that Teacher Lu would treat her badly, nor was she worried that Jiang Moli would cause trouble. Jiang Moli had a good character and didn't have so many bad things. Second Sister Sheng still liked Jiang Moli very much.
Jiang Moli hadn't expected to run into Second Sister Sheng, but she wasn't too nervous. Jiang Moli and Sheng Jiahao continued shopping, buying quite a few things. Luckily, Sheng Jiahao was strong enough to carry everything, and he also drove over, so Jiang Moli didn't have to carry the things.
When Jiang Moli got home, Sheng Jiahao helped carry the things to Jiang's house.
"Why are there so many things?" Jiang's mother took a quick look and saw clothes and shoes.
"I'm going to a new company, so I need to buy some new clothes and shoes." Jiang Moli said, "I should buy more clothes after graduating from school."
"You really have a reason." Jiang's mother looked at Sheng Jiahao, "Who paid for it?"
"He paid for it, and I said I would pay for it myself, but he insisted on paying." Jiang Moli tugged at Sheng Jiahao's clothes.
"I'm the one who's going to pay for it. These things aren't very valuable," Sheng Jiahao said. "Moli is right. She's officially working full-time now, not just a student in school. It's time for her to buy some new clothes."
"We bought so many, but I don't know if she will wear them when the time comes. She always wears simple clothes when she practices, not these skirts." Jiang's mother knew her daughter too well. It was impossible for her daughter to wear such skirts during rehearsal. The family bought clothes specifically for Jiang Moli.
"You can wear it on the way to work," Jiang Moli said, "and you can wear it on the way back. Everyone does that, changing clothes after arriving at work."
"Moli is right. You can wear clothes at other times." Sheng Jiahao felt that there was nothing wrong with what Jiang Moli said. You have to wear clothes at other times. It is impossible not to wear clothes. "It's better to dress better."
"It's too late at night. It's better to wear long sleeves and long pants." Jiang's mother said, "It's not peaceful at night."
"I'll go get Jasmine." Sheng Jiahao said, "Auntie, don't worry, leave Jasmine to me, she'll be fine."
There was a recent newspaper report about a young woman who had an accident while walking at night. Jiang's mother went out and heard others talking about the incident. They said the woman was wearing a skirt, exposing her arms and legs, implying that she was being indecent and not properly dressed. Jiang's mother disagreed. She wondered why women shouldn't wear skirts. It was clearly the pervert who was at fault.
Jiang's mother knew that it was not the woman's fault for wearing a skirt, but she was worried that something might happen to her daughter, so of course she hoped that her daughter would wear less skirts.
"Would you like to stay here for dinner tonight?" Jiang's mother asked Sheng Jiahao.
"No, I have to go back first." Sheng Jiahao said, "I haven't told my mother the time I will come to see you. I have to go back and tell her."
"Okay, be careful on the road." Jiang's mother looked at Jiang Moli, "Go see Jiahao off."
"Oh." Jiang Moli responded. She walked Sheng Jiahao to the door and watched him drive away.
When Jiang Moli returned to the living room, her mother took out the skirt from the bag.
"This fabric is good. It must cost a lot of money, right?" Jiang's mother said.
"It's okay, not particularly expensive." Jiang Moli said, "Mom, why are you looking at me like that?"
Mother Jiang stared at Jiang Moli, making her feel a little nervous.
"Isn't it just some clothes and shoes? I brought money with me, not that I didn't bring any money." Jiang Moli said, "My boyfriend wants to pay for it, so do I have to stop him and say, 'I have money, I have money, don't pay.' At worst, remember, if I break up with him, I will return the money to him. Mom, these things are all at a price I can afford. I didn't buy them at a high price casually, and I didn't cheat him."
Jiang Moli didn't deliberately choose expensive clothes. When she bought clothes, she looked at both the style and the price, not just blindly. Jiang Moli was also very selective when buying clothes; choosing clothes that were too expensive would be a waste. Just as Jiang's mother had said, Jiang Moli would change into other clothes for training when she was at work, so she couldn't just wear the skirt she bought all the time.
"Just be aware of this," Jiang's mother said. "Our family's conditions aren't bad, so raising you won't be a problem."
"I know." Jiang Moli said, "You guys are all like this, afraid that I'll take advantage of others."
"It's always hard to pay back what you owe someone," said Jiang's mother.
"Yes, yes, yes. It's hard to pay back what you owe someone." Jiang Moli said.
"When we were dating, things were very different from what you are doing now," Jiang's mother recalled. "Before we were sure we would end up together, it was not good to spend too much of other people's money. We didn't have that much money on hand, so we had to be careful."
"That was before. It's very different now." Jiang Moli said, "Jiahao's finances aren't that tight. He still has money for business."
"He is rich, so we have to be careful too," said Jiang's mother.
"Well, pay attention, pay attention." Jiang Moli replied. She looked at the skirts and said, "I have to wash these clothes. I have to report to work tomorrow. This skirt is not dry yet, so I'll wear the same clothes as before. I don't need to dress too nicely, just something that looks good will be fine."
"This is work, not a beauty pageant," Jiang's mother said. "Leave it there. I'll go wash it later. You've been out for so long, aren't you tired? Drink some water and sit down to rest for a while."
Jiang's mother went to pack up the things Jiang Moli brought. She didn't say that Jiang Moli, at her age, still couldn't wash clothes. Jiang Moli sometimes washed her own clothes, but Jiang's mother felt that Jiang Moli didn't wash clothes very cleanly. Jiang's mother often helped Jiang Moli wash clothes and washed her daughter's clothes very clean. After the clothes were dry, Jiang's mother would put the clean clothes in Jiang Moli's room.
Jiang Moli's room door is locked, but her mother has the key and can go in at any time.
Sheng Jiahao went back to his parents' place and told his mother the time of going to the Jiang family. Teacher Lu had no objection and listened to the opinions of the Jiang family.
In the evening, Second Aunt Jin went to Jiang Yuqin's place. After she came out from Jin Manzhi's place, she thought something was wrong. Second Aunt Jin wanted to ask Jiang Yuqin if she knew who her biological father was.
"How much is the monthly rent for this house?" Aunt Jin asked, "Does it cost you or your husband?"
"Let's go out together." Jiang Yuqin said.
"You two are paying together? How can you both pay together?" Aunt Jin frowned. "When a man and a woman get married, it's the man's responsibility to pay. What's the point of you paying?"
"We're a family, living together and going out together." Jiang Yuqin said, "It's nothing. Second Aunt, why did you decide to come to my place today?"
"I came to see you and asked you, do you know who your biological father is?" Aunt Jin said.
Seeing Aunt Jin's attitude, Jiang Yuqin knew that she didn't know about those things. Jiang Yuqin naturally couldn't directly tell who her biological father was. She also planned to use this as a handle to ask her biological parents for money. She could also ask her sister for money. When she went to her grandparents' house, they would have to be nice to her.
"I don't know. My mother refused to tell me." Jiang Yuqin said.
"You really don't know?" asked Aunt Jin.
"Aunt, if I knew, I would definitely go find my biological father and ask him for more money." Jiang Yuqin said, "If I don't know, I don't know. I can't go to the Jiang family right now to ask them for more money. I can only ask my mother and others for some money. Oh, Aunt, do you know who my biological father is? Tell me, I will go find him immediately and ask him to give me some money."
"I went to see your mother. She said it was better that I didn't know, so I wouldn't accidentally let it slip." Aunt Jin said, "It seems your mother doesn't want to tell you anymore."
"Mom's afraid of trouble. She thinks it's been so many years, so we shouldn't talk about it," Jiang Yuqin said. "People outside say that I'm unclear about my biological father, that I... what they say is so harsh. I asked Mom to talk to me, but she just won't tell me. What can I do? I can't just lie down and roll around on the ground. I'm a grown-up, and I don't have to have a biological father. I can't accept this. My biological father didn't raise me, and now I've become like this..."
"Why did you think of marrying Ding Chao?" Aunt Jin asked.
"I like him. He's a very responsible man," Jiang Yuqin said. "Look, his colleague lost his job building a dam, and his wife wanted to remarry, so he brought his colleague's child home. When many people knew he was going to raise the child, they wouldn't want to go on a blind date with Ding Chao. As for me, I've liked him for years. I know what kind of person he is. Those people don't understand Ding Chao; they only care about their own interests."
"You are exactly like your mother when she was young. Your mother was determined to marry her current man, but her family wouldn't let her. Her current man left South City, so she married into the Jiang family." Aunt Jin sighed, "Is this child easy to raise?"
"I don't know if it's easy or not. I've never taken care of other children before." Jiang Yuqin looked at the child chewing on a white flour bun. "Children get hungry easily, let him eat something first. He's too thin, so we have to get him something to eat. We adults are fine, but the child can't go hungry."
Jiang Yuqin always tells others this to let them know how much she cares about the child, how much she cares, and that she wants to take care of the child.
"Children need to eat well," said Aunt Jin. "If children don't eat well, they're more likely to have problems. Eating well and staying healthy is more important than anything else."
"That's right." Jiang Yuqin said, "I bought the clothes this child is wearing."
"Just use old clothes." said Aunt Jin.
"Even if we have old clothes, we can't wear all of them. We still need to have a few new clothes," said Jiang Yuqin.
"Children easily get new clothes dirty. Even if you give them new clothes, others may not know. Let them wear some old clothes. Children grow up quickly." Aunt Jin said, "Those clothes will soon become unwearable. It's a waste of money to buy them."
"Aunt, please eat here." Jiang Yuqin said, "I'll cook in a moment."
"No." Aunt Jin said, "I came here to ask if you know about your biological father. People are still saying that your second uncle is your biological father. Those people are really willing to say anything. I went to your mother, and she said it's not true. I don't think so either. I know what kind of people your mother and your second uncle are. They would never do such a dirty thing."
"Right, right, right. They can't possibly do such a dirty thing." Jiang Yuqin agreed. "Second Aunt, if Mom told you, you must tell me. I want to know who my biological father is. I must go find him. I can't not go find him."
"Okay, if your mother tells me, I will definitely tell you." Aunt Jin nodded.
Aunt Jin didn't know that these people just refused to tell her and insisted on hiding it from her. They were worried that Aunt Jin would be stimulated, have a mental breakdown, and become crazy again. But Jiang Yuqin thought that as long as Aunt Jin didn't know, she could go to those people to get the money. Of course, she couldn't let Aunt Jin know.
Jiang Yuqin wondered why people outside were saying such things. Old Madam Jiang had only said a few words back then, and not many people were talking about it before. Why were people saying it now? Jiang Yuqin thought of Wang Chunfen. Could it be that Wang Chunfen had gone out and said something? No, she had to go find Wang Chunfen. Jiang Yuqin was afraid that Second Aunt Jin would come back, so she prepared the meal first, fed the child, and then went to find Wang Chunfen.
"You want to go out?" Ding Chao had just returned home. Jiang Yuqin stuffed the child into his arms and said that the child had eaten enough, which made Ding Chao feel confused.
"I'm going to Chunfen's house." Jiang Yuqin said.
"What are you doing at her house?" Ding Chao disliked Wang Chunfen. He felt that Wang Chunfen had encouraged Jiang Yuqin to abandon the child and told her not to raise the child. He felt that Wang Chunfen had bad intentions. "Is she going to ask you to give the child away again, or is she going to find someone else for you to give the child to?"
"No, no," Jiang Yuqin said. "I've already said it before. I will definitely raise this child. There's no way I won't raise this child. It's not true. There's no way such a thing could happen. I was talking to Chunfen about other things, not about the child."
Jiang Yuqin didn't think about whether Ding Chao would tell anyone about her affairs. She was thinking about Wang Chunfen. Ding Chao certainly wouldn't tell anyone about those things. There were interests and money involved. He was still counting on Jiang Yuqin to get more money back. How could he let Aunt Jin know so quickly?
Wang Chunfen was eating when Jiang Yuqin ran over.
"Did something happen?" Wang Chunfen saw Jiang Yuqin and quickly pulled her into the living room. Then she asked, "Did Ding Chao bully you?"
"No, he didn't bully me. I was asking..." Jiang Yuqin looked at the other people in the living room. She wondered if Wang Chunfen's family knew about it, but she was also worried that they didn't know. "Did you tell others about my life story?"
"No, I didn't say it." Wang Chunfen said, "You told me not to say it, so I didn't say it. If you don't believe me, ask my husband and others, they don't know. Is this the reason you came to me?"
Wang Chunfen originally thought that Jiang Yuqin was bullied and came to her because she couldn't stand it, but she didn't expect that Jiang Yuqin came to her house to ask for an explanation.
"You'd better not tell anyone." Jiang Yuqin said with a stern face, "I told you because you think you are my good friend. If you tell anyone, will I still be able to live as a human being?"
"I didn't say it." Wang Chunfen frowned. She had already said it, but she didn't tell anyone. Why was Jiang Yuqin still saying this? "Have you eaten? Do you want to eat here again?"
"I didn't come here to eat at your place." Jiang Yuqin said, "I just want to tell you not to talk nonsense and ruin me."
"I didn't tell anyone," Wang Chunfen swore. "If I tell anyone, I'll be struck by lightning and I'll never have a peaceful and happy life. Okay?"
Jiang Yuqin was satisfied when she saw Wang Chunfen swear. "Okay, I believe you. I'll go back first."
Jiang Yuqin came in a hurry and left quickly.
Wang Chunfen walked Jiang Yuqin to the door, watched her leave, and then closed the door.
"You are friends with her, and this is how she treats you as her friend?" Wang Chunfen's man is called Guo Lianzhong. He just thought that Jiang Yuqin was going to make a scene in their house.
"I guess someone went to look for her, and she got anxious and thought I told her, so she came to me." Wang Chunfen said, "Maybe that's why she told me."
"Doesn't her husband know?" Guo Lianzhong asked.
"Her husband... should know." Wang Chunfen said, "They probably didn't tell anyone, so Yuqin only thought of me now. This can't be entirely blamed on her. If it were us, we might also be suspicious. It's nothing serious, isn't she going back now?"
"I don't know what she's thinking." Guo Lianzhong said, "Your friend...you should have less contact with her in the future. I don't think she's a good person. I only know her man."
"She just got married, and all she has in her heart and eyes is her man. It's just a new marriage," Wang Chunfen said. "Weren't we very close when we first got married? After a while, when she's not so excited, she'll be able to see things more clearly."
"I'm afraid I still won't understand it by then." Guo Lianzhong said.
Ding Chao thinks Wang Chunfen is not a good person, and Guo Lianzhong also thinks Jiang Yuqin is not a good person.
Jiang Yuqin had very few friends. Her peers didn't like playing with her. Firstly, their parents told them not to play with her. Secondly, Jiang Yuqin had a bad temper. They often argued with each other when playing together, so they didn't like playing with her anymore. Jiang Yuqin and Wang Chunfen played together for a long time and they had a good relationship.
Wang Chunfen thought about what Jiang Yuqin had said today, and was afraid that something must have happened, which led to Jiang Yuqin coming here. However, Jiang Yuqin did not show any signs of being overly angry, which meant that the situation was probably still under control.
Truth will come to light sooner or later. Jiang Yuqin’s life story will be revealed, and everyone will know it sooner or later.
Wang Chunfen didn't say much, just thinking that Jiang Yuqin's life experience could be kept secret for the time being.
Uncle Jin knew that Aunt Jin had gone to see Jin Manzhi, but he pretended to know nothing. If he asked about it as soon as his wife returned, he would probably make others think he was guilty. Uncle Jin felt that Jiang Yuqin's existence was a stain on him. He used to think it was quite exciting and even laughed at the Jiang family for raising his child. But now, Uncle Jin didn't feel it anymore, mainly because Jiang Yuqin was relying on him for money, and Uncle Jin couldn't refuse.
"I went to see Manzhi today." Aunt Jin said angrily, "Those people are so mean. They actually said Jiang Yuqin is your biological daughter. I asked Manzhi, and she said no. She couldn't have lied to me."
As soon as Aunt Jin came home, she slammed the table. Aunt Jin hadn't cooked yet, so Uncle Jin's daughter-in-law went to cook.
"Don't listen to what people outside say." Uncle Jin said, "How could Jiang Yuqin be my biological daughter? Am I such a beast?"
"I'm just saying that people outside are just talking nonsense," Aunt Jin said. "They just say it without any evidence and slander others' innocence."
"Yes." Uncle Jin nodded. "If they say that again, you can refute them and scold them. They are saying this to break our family apart and make our lives miserable."
"Manzhi is such a jerk! I asked her, but she refused to tell me who Yuqin's biological father is," said Aunt Jin. "Yuqin's current state makes people laugh at her, calling her a bastard. Why is Manzhi thinking of revenge against the Jiang family by running off to be with another man? Yuqin is a Jiang family member, so she can get something from the Jiang family. Yuqin isn't a Jiang family member, so the Jiang family can't control her. Didn't they go to the police station to dissolve their relationship a while ago? With such a big thing happening, has Manzhi gone to find that man?"
"This is your sister's business, we can't interfere too much." Uncle Jin said, "Your sister doesn't want you to know because she's worried about your health and doesn't want you to worry about her. So, don't worry about it. Your brother-in-law hasn't said anything, so why would you say anything?"
"My brother-in-law can't say anything. My sister was married at the time." Aunt Jin said, "If there really is any objection, it's from the Jiang family. The Jiang family hasn't said anything, so why would my brother-in-law say anything? My sister didn't do anything wrong to him. He was poor and ran away on his own. If there's anything wrong, it's him who did something wrong to my sister. My sister was also stupid. She was dizzy when she saw him and eloped with him. When they eloped, my parents were really furious."
But there was nothing that Old Lady Jin and her people could do. Since Jin Manzhi insisted on being with Che Dongshu, they had no choice but to let them be together. Old Lady Jin and her people did not know Jiang Yuqin's life experience. They only knew that it would be better for Jiang Yuqin to stay with Jiang's father so that Jiang Yuqin would not be a burden to Jin Manzhi.
At this point, the Jin family no longer felt they had done anything wrong. They only wondered how Jiang Yuqin's life story had been discovered by the Jiang family. The Jin family hoped that the Jiang family would never know about Jiang Yuqin's life story, and that Jiang Yuqin could get more benefits from the Jiang family.
In the evening, Jiang Moli cut a cucumber and used it to apply to her face. If Jiang Yuqin were here, she would definitely say that Jiang Moli was wasting food, she especially loved to say that. Without Jiang Yuqin, Jiang Moli could do whatever she wanted.
"Mom, do you have any good honey?" Jiang Moli asked. "Uncultivated honey, not the kind produced by bees raised with sugar, but honey collected naturally from flowers, is the best. If you have any, buy some."
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